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Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (“step”, noun).

Pronunciation

Verb

passar (first-person singular present passo, first-person singular preterite passí, past participle passat)

  1. (intransitive) to pass, to pass by, to go by (to move past)
  2. (intransitive) to pass as, to be interpreted as
  3. (intransitive) to happen, to occur
    Synonyms: esdevenir-se, ocórrer, tenir lloc
  4. (intransitive, of time) to pass, to elapse
    Synonym: transcórrer
  5. (intransitive) to pass (to come to an end)
    Synonym: cessar
  6. (intransitive) to pass (to move or be moved from one place to another)
  7. (intransitive) to become (usually specifying both the beginning state and the ending state)
    Synonym: esdevenir
    • 2020 February 10, Daniel Bonaventura, “Necessito abraçades i petons [I need hugs and kisses]”, in Ara‎:
      Amb el confinament feia mesos que no podia visitar-la i tinc por de passar a ser un desconegut per a la meva pròpia mare.
      With the lockdown, it's been months since I've been able to visit her and I'm afraid of becoming a stranger to my own mother
  8. (intransitive) to pass, to go past, to go beyond
  9. (transitive) to pass, to pass through (to go past, by, over, or through)
    Synonym: travessar
  10. (transitive) to spend (to use up time)
  11. (transitive) to experience; to suffer
    passar fred ― to be cold
  12. (transitive) to pass, to surpass, to exceed
    Synonym: ultrapassar
  13. (transitive, intransitive, sports) to pass (to move (the ball or puck) to a teammate)
  14. (intransitive) to pass (in turn-based games, to decline to play in one's turn)
  15. (intransitive) to pass (to decline something that is offered or available)
  16. (reflexive) to go bad, to spoil
    Les pomes s'han passat. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of passar (first conjugation)
infinitive passar
gerund passant
past participle masculine feminine
singular passat passada
plural passats passades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present passo passes passa passem passeu passen
imperfect passava passaves passava passàvem passàveu passaven
future passaré passaràs passarà passarem passareu passaran
preterite passí passares passà passàrem passàreu passaren
conditional passaria passaries passaria passaríem passaríeu passarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present passi passis passi passem passeu passin
imperfect passés passessis passés passéssim passéssiu passessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — passa passi passem passeu passin
negative (no) — no passis no passi no passem no passeu no passin

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Further reading

Galician

Verb

passar (first-person singular present passo, first-person singular preterite passei, past participle passado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of pasar

Conjugation

    Reintegrated conjugation of passar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal passar
Personal passar passares passar passarmos passardes passarem
Gerund
passando
Past participle
Masculine passado passados
Feminine passada passadas
Indicative
Present passo passas passa passamos passades, passais passam
Imperfect passava passavas passava passávamos passávades, passáveis, passávais1 passavam
Preterite passei passaste, passache1 passou passamos passastes passárom, passaram
Pluperfect passara passaras passara passáramos passárades, passáreis, passárais1 passaram
Future passarei passarás passará passaremos passaredes, passareis passarám, passarão
Conditional passaria passarias passaria passaríamos passaríades, passaríeis, passaríais1 passariam
Subjunctive
Present passe passes passe passemos passedes, passeis passem
Imperfect passasse passasses passasse passássemos passássedes, passásseis passassem
Future passar passares passar passarmos passardes passarem
Imperative
Affirmative passa passe passemos passade, passai passem
Negative (nom) nom passes nom passe nom passemos nom passedes, nom passeis nom passem

1Less recommended.

References

  • “passar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Interlingua

Verb

passar

  1. to pass (move along, go along)
  2. to pass (something to someone)
  3. to pass (a law, judgment, etc.)
  4. to pass, spend (a certain time)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of passar
infinitive passar
participle present perfect
passante passate
active simple perfect
present passa ha passate
past passava habeva passate
future passara habera passate
conditional passarea haberea passate
imperative passa
passive simple perfect
present es passate ha essite passate
past esseva passate habeva essite passate
future essera passate habera essite passate
conditional esserea passate haberea essite passate
imperative sia passate

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Wikipedia nn
Passar i bruk.

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German passer, from Old French compas.

Noun

passar m (definite singular passaren, indefinite plural passarar, definite plural passarane)

  1. a pair of compasses

See also

Etymology 2

From the verb passe +‎ -ar.

Noun

passar m (definite singular passaren, indefinite plural passarar, definite plural passarane)

  1. a person tasked with keeping watch over or looking after someone.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

passar

  1. present tense of passe

References

Anagrams

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan passar, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (“step”, noun).

Pronunciation

Verb

passar

  1. to pass (by)

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive passar aver passat
gerund passant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle passat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present passi passas passa passam passatz passan
imperfect passavi passavas passava passàvem passàvetz passavan
preterite passèri passères passèt passèrem passèretz passèron
future passarai passaràs passarà passarem passaretz passaràn
conditional passariái passariás passariá passariam passariatz passarián
conditional 2nd form1 passèra passèras passèra passeram passeratz passèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present passe passes passe passem passetz passen
imperfect passèssi passèsses passèsse passèssem passèssetz passèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
passa passem passatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Auvernhàs
simple compound
infinitive passar aver passat
gerund passant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle passat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present passe passes passa passam passatz passon
imperfect passave passaves passava passaviam passaviatz passavon
preterite passere passeres passet passem passetz passeron
future passarai passaràs passará passarem passaretz passarán
conditional passariá passariás passariá passariam passariatz passarián
conditional 2nd form1 passèra passèras passèra passeram passeratz passèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present passe passes passe passassiam passassiatz passon
imperfect passesse passesses passesse passessiam passessiatz passesson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
passa passassiam passatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Gascon
simple compound
infinitive passar aver passat
gerund passant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle passat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present passi passas passa passam passatz passan
imperfect passavi passavas passava passàvam passàvatz passavan
preterite passèi passès passè passèm passètz passèn
future passarèi passaràs passarà passaram passaratz passaràn
conditional passarí passarés passaré passarem passaretz passarén
conditional 2nd form1 passèra passèras passèra passeram passeratz passèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present passi passes passe passem passetz passen
imperfect passèssi passèsses passèsse passèssem passèssetz passèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
passa passem passatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Lemosin
simple compound
infinitive passar aver passat
gerund passant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle passat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present passe passas passa passam passatz passan
imperfect passava passavas passava passàvam passàvatz passavan
preterite passei passeras passet passèram passèratz passeran
future passarai passaràs passará passarem passaretz passarán
conditional passariá passariàs passariá passariam passariatz passarián
conditional 2nd form1 passèra passèras passèra passeram passeratz passèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present passe passes passe passem passetz passen
imperfect passèsse passèsses passèsse passèssem passèssetz passèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
passa passem passatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Provençau
simple compound
infinitive passar aver passat
gerund passant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle passat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present passe passes passa passam passatz passan
imperfect passavi passavas passava passàvem passàvetz passavan
preterite passère passères passèt passeriam passeriatz passèron
future passarai passaràs passarà passarem passaretz passaràn
conditional passariáu passariás passariá passariam passariatz passarián
conditional 2nd form1 passèra passèras passèra passeram passeratz passèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present passe passes passe passem passetz passan
imperfect passèsse passèsses passèsse passessiam passessiatz passèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
passa passem passatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese passar, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (“step”, noun). Compare Galician and Spanish pasar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pas‧sar

Verb

passar (first-person singular present passo, first-person singular preterite passei, past participle passado)

  2. (intransitive, or transitive with por or another positional preposition) to pass; to pass by (to move past)
    Já passaram treze carros.
    Thirteen cars have passed by.
    Não vi ninguém passar pela casa.
    I didn’t see anyone passing by the house.
    2. (transitive) to overtake (to move ahead of)
      Synonym: ultrapassar
      O piloto tentou passar o outro carro.
      The pilot tried to overtake the other car.
    4. (transitive with de or with no preposition) to cross (to move beyond)
      Synonyms: cruzar, atravessar
      Se passarmos da fronteira, podemos ser presos.
      If we pass the border, we could be arrested.
    6. (transitive with de) to cross; to pass; to go over (to become greater in value than)
      O preço da maçã passou de trinta centavos durante a seca.
      The price an apple went over thirty cents during the drought.
      Você já passou dos limites!
      You have crossed the line!
    8. (intransitive, or transitive with por) to go through (to move from one end through to the other side)
      Synonyms: atravessar, cruzar
      A flecha passou pelo seu coração.
      The arrow went through his heart.
    10. (transitive with em or de or por) to pass (to go unheeded or neglected)
      Sementes não passam no portão do aeroporto.
      Seeds don’t pass the airport gate.
    12. (transitive with em or a locational pronoun) to stop by (to pay a brief visit)
      Passarei na casa da mãe antes de ir embora.
      I’ll stop by mother’s before I leave.
  4. (transitive or ditransitive, with the indirect object taking para or a or indirect objective pronoun) to pass (to move something over to)
    Synonym: alcançar
    Alguém me passa o leite?
    Can someone pass me the milk?
    2. (sports, intransitive, transitive or ditransitive, with the indirect object taking para or a or indirect objective pronoun) to pass
      O técnico quer que eu passe para os atacantes.
      The coach wants me to pass to the strikers.
  6. (intransitive) to pass (to be over)
    Synonym: acabar
    Demorou anos para a dor nas minhas costas passar.
    It took years for the pain in my back to go away.
    A época do plantio passou.
    The time for planting has passed.
    2. (of time, intransitive, sometimes takes a reflexive pronoun) to pass; to elapse
      Passaram(-se) vinte minutos.
      Twenty minutes had passed.
  8. (auxiliary with a and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to begin to; to start to; usually referring to something habitual
    Synonym: começar a
    Depois do acidente, passei a aproveitar a vida.
    After the accident, I started to enjoy life.
  10. (transitive) to spend (to stay somewhere during a given time)
    Synonym: ficar
    Passara uma semana no hospital.
    She had spent one week in the hospital.
  12. (auxiliary with a verb phrase in the present participle) to spend (to do something during a given time)
    Prefiro passar o dia vendo televisão.
    I prefer spending the day watching television.
  14. (transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to take place; to happen; to occur
    Synonyms: acontecer, ter, haver, ocorrer
    Parece que se passou algo sério nessa estrada.
    It looks like something serious took place in this street.
  16. (intransitive) to pass (to advance through the stages necessary to become valid or effective)
    O pagamento no cartão não passou.
    The payment with the card didn’t pass.
    2. (intransitive, or transitive with de) to pass (to successfully complete an academic term)
      Estudei e mesmo assim não passei.
      I studied but I still didn’t pass.
      Meu filho idiota não passará da quinta série.
      My stupid son won’t pass fifth grade.
    4. (intransitive, or transitive with em) to pass (to successfully complete an academic course, subject or test)
      São poucos que passam no vestibular.
      Few people pass the university admittance test.
      Querem que eu passe a geografia.
      They want me to pass geography.
    6. (transitive) to pass (to make a student pass a term or course)
      O professor não quis passar seus alunos mais preguiçosos.
      The professor didn’t want to pass his lazier students.
    8. (intransitive) to pass (to be passable, good enough, acceptable)
      Synonym: servir
      A pizza deles não é lá excelente, mas passa.
      Their pizza isn’t that excellent, but it passes.
  18. (transitive) to iron (to unwrinkle clothing using an iron)
    Synonyms: engomar, passar a ferro
    Ela mandou a empregada passar o terno.
    She told the maid to iron the suit.
  20. (transitive) to spread; to apply (to rub evenly on a surface)
    Synonym: aplicar
    Passem protetor nos seus rostos.
    Apply sunscreen on your faces.
  22. (transitive with por) to go through; to undergo; to experience
    Haviam passado por muita miséria quando crianças.
    They had experienced a lot of misery when they were children.
  24. (with the adverb bem or mal, intransitive) to be in a given situation of health
    Synonym: estar
    Não se preocupe, eu passo bem.
    Don’t worry, I am fine.
  26. (transitive) to pass; to spread (to put in circulation)
    Synonyms: circular, espalhar, dispersar
    Começaram a passar rumores.
    They started spreading rumours.
  28. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with por) to impersonate (to pretend to be something in order to deceive)
    O bandido está se passando por vítima para fugir daqui.
    The criminal is pretending to be a victim to get out of here.
  30. (games, intransitive, transitive) to pass (to decline to play on one’s turn)
    Synonym: (Brazil) pular
    “É a sua vez.” “Passo.”
    “It’s your turn.” “I pass.”
    Por que você passou a sua vez?
    Why did you skip your turn?
  31. (Portugal, informal) (takes a reflexive pronoun) to freak out, to go crazy
    Como assim vais sair com esta tempestade sem agasalho? Estás-te a passar? ― What do you mean you're going out in this storm without a coat? Are you going crazy?
    Ela passou-se de vez. ― She went off the deep end.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of passar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal passar
Personal passar passares passar passarmos passardes passarem
Gerund
passando
Past participle
Masculine passado passados
Feminine passada passadas
Indicative
Present passo passas passa passamos passais passam
Imperfect passava passavas passava passávamos passáveis passavam
Preterite passei passaste passou passamos1, passámos2 passastes passaram
Pluperfect passara passaras passara passáramos passáreis passaram
Future passarei passarás passará passaremos passareis passarão
Conditional passaria passarias passaria passaríamos passaríeis passariam
Subjunctive
Present passe passes passe passemos passeis passem
Imperfect passasse passasses passasse passássemos passásseis passassem
Future passar passares passar passarmos passardes passarem
Imperative
Affirmative passa passe passemos passai passem
Negative (não) não passes não passe não passemos não passeis não passem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Quotations

Spanish

Verb

passar (first-person singular present passo, first-person singular preterite passé, past participle passado)

  1. Obsolete spelling of pasar

Swedish

Noun

passar

  1. indefinite plural of pass

Verb

passar

  1. present indicative of passa

Anagrams

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